Among the certainties in life - such as death and taxes - we have one thing guaranteed every year: a new Just Dance game. Yep, Just Dance 2018 is out on 26th October on Switch, Wii U and Wii; time to place your bets on the Wii version selling the best of the lot.

Now Ubisoft has released a demo in which you can dance to ‘24K’ by Bruno Mars; probably a track the kids are listening to nowadays. The demo is available on Switch and Wii U, you'll find it under the 'coming soon' area of the Switch eShop or through a 'News' post, while the Wii U eShop actually has a demo section for convenience.

I downloaded the demo couple of hours ago to see if there are any differences between it and Wii version of Just Dance games. My sister likes these games so I'm letting her try it out. I'm just singing along when she plays on Wii since the newer games have microphone support. I mainly want to check out if the Switch supports microphones as well.

I've always wanted to maintain my pride and diginity so I've never played any of these game farces. However if I do so choose to completely forfeit my manhood anytime soon, I think I'll still find a better way to do it. Cheers my friends.

These comments are hilarious. My wife will be all over this demo. She made me jump on board back on the Wii U Just Dance games and while I would never play them alone, they are a riot with my kids and family.

If the Switch version makes good use of the 2 Joycon per system for multiplayer plus HD rumble, that's reason enough to have one. Wii version will somehow survive w/o a demo. I'm very tempted to download the Wii U demo just to make sure my Wii U WiFi is working properly ahead of Champions Ballad DLC. Still waiting on a release date for that, so my Wii U is hanging in there.

There is so much vitriol and negativity in these comments, and it seems like it's all coming from people who have never tried one of these games. Maybe there are different reasons for the outright rejection and mocking of these games, but it really seems like there are several people who feel insecure about being seen doing anything but spouting disdain for Just Dance. It's not a "cool" game to play, except it is when you don't care about some silly petty teenage social faux pas, and especially when you're playing with other people who also don't care.

Good grief. Give the game a shot. It's a free demo--free! Grab a couple friends and just have a good time. They're well made games, and I have a blast playing with friends. I also have no interest in dancing outside a video game and dislike nearly every song that'll likely be in this game. Because its fun, and that makes it "cool" enough for me.

I love the 2017 Switch version. I can't believe that so many people are so bored that they post they won't buy this. The "What Is Love" car version (a la Night At the Roxbury) is one of the most joyful experiences in my 37 years of video gaming. I'll be getting the demo to test dual joycon support and then upgrade when my Just Dance Unlimited free trial lapses, as I expect another 90 days with the new purchase.

@Trickbaby14 Oh I play video games all the time but, seldom actually I've never danced around like a hula girl to Justin Bieber songs while giggling and drinking Capri Suns with my girlfriends. Lol These games are for "Tween" girls bruv.

@Dang69 it is actually a good way to get some exercise at home! Similar to following an arobics video. You can work up a sweat. But you can also fake it out a bit just doing the arm motions, so it depends on what you put into it.

Even though the tracking only happens on one hand, it’s surprisingly good. In my many sessions with the game (– I teach elementary school and I play with my kids), I can see which kid in the group is dancing closest to the on-screen character, and it’s always that kid who wins the round.

My only beef with Just Dance is that the subscription plan requires a very fast and reliable internet connection, which I don’t have. I wish I could pick songs and cache them in local storage –– the game could save the video files and go online only to check that my membership is active –– this would be perfect for me. Oh well

I'll give the demo a shot one day just because I'm curious about the HD rumble. If I bought one of these, it'd have to be the Wii U version though because I get the feeling my baby bro and niece would hog the Switch from me if I got that version.

@ZurapiiYohane Wait, they have Vocaloid songs in these games? Suddenly my interest is piqued.

@LiberatedAnimal Being a father to two girls is one of the manliest things I've ever done in my life and dancing silly has been a large part of that. I think your manhood would survive a round of this.

The playlist for the 35 standard songs on the cart is on YouTube. It includes a godawful Hatsune Miku song. My daughter is half Japanese and she hasn't gone near the j-pop songs. There does seem to be a k-pop song in 2018 that is a bit better though.

I really like the Just Dance series, and I never understood why it gets so much hate. It can be a lot of fun at social gatherings, much in the way Wii Sports was. I don't really care for their subscription options and I don't necessarily think they need a yearly update... but it's a fun, harmless game. It still sells well - and it actually sells the best on Nintendo consoles, so I see no harm in it being offered.

I looked up the playlist of all the songs in this release and I felt kind of embarrassed I didn't know most of the songs. Browsing the videos though some of the songs have a lot harder dance movements than I remember when I played Just Dance. I remember I could play a song maybe twice and understood the movements but the movement patterns seem kind of harder in this one. Maybe I'm completely wrong though hmm